SAVING TOTAL HIP ENDOPROSTHESIS IN CASE OF SOFT TISSUE INFECTION BY ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII. CASE REPORT
Abstract:
Acinetobacter baumanii is known as the second most common cause of hospital-acquired
infections, following the Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Demand for total articular replacement is increasing
rapidly in every year, so we can aspect an exponential growth of rate of periprosthetic joint infection.
This paper is a case report of a patient treated in our septic department, wearing a total hip
endoprosthesis and reoperated several times in another surgical ward. The resulting infection was
superficial, we could manage it with a proper debridement and targeted antibiotherapy. At the long term
check-ups, the patient was complaint-free, with no further signs of infection. It is expected that this type
of infections to increase in the future. The difficulty of this treatment is given by the rapid development of
antibiotic resistance.
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